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Organized, 1857 originally called Calhoun County, in honor of John C. Calhoun; name changed to Jackson, February 11, 1859, in honor of President Andrew Jackson; County seat, Holton; area, 658 square miles, 421,120 acres; population (1915), 15,668; assessed valuation (1915), $30,055,020; resources and industries—building stone, coal, gypsum, agriculture, and stock raising HOLTON Population (1915), 2666; elevation, 1043 feet; established, 1856; named for Edward D. Holton, of Milwaukee, WI; industries—elevators, feed and planing mill, bottling works, cement works; waterworks, municipal electric light plant, telephones; is on the Rock Island, the Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific railways Holton Discontinued Holton Short-lived--Vol. 1 RECORDER, independent; M. M. Beck & Son, editors and publishers, Holton Holton Weekly. Mar. 30, 1875 + 41 vol. [on film thru 1930] This paper is a continuation of the following: Jackson County News, Holton, founded 1867 by Alonzo W. Moore; name changed in 1872 to Holton News, A. W. Moore and George S. Irwin, editors and publishers; in 1875 the News was sold to the Express, and published as the Express and News, Frank A. Root, editor and publisher. Holton Express, founded, 1872 by Frank A. Root; consolidated with the Recorder 1875. Holton Recorder, founded 1875 by Shiner & Laithe; name changed the same year to Recorder and Express; in 1877 the word Express was dropped. Soldier City Tribune, founded by Armer P. Shaw; moved to Holton 1890, and name changed to Independent-Tribune; consolidated with the Recorder in 1905 SIGNAL, Democratic; S. T. Osterhold, editor and publisher, Holton. Weekly. Jan. 9, 1878 + 38 vol. Founded in 1878 by T. A. Fairchild and W. W. Sargent. DELIA Population (1915, estimated), 250; elevation, 973 feet; established, 1905; named for Mrs. Delia Cunningham; telephones; is on the Union Pacific railway Delia Discontinued NEWS, local; Charles L. Faulkner, editor and publisher, Delia. Weekly. Mar. 24, 1916 + Founded 1916 vol. 1, No. 12, gives W. J. Granger, publisher HOYT Population (1915), 293; elevation, 1166 feet; established, 1883; telephones; is on the Rock Island railway Hoyt Discontinued Hoyt Short-lived--Vol. 1 Hoyt Short-lived--Vol. 2 BOOSTER, local; W. J. Grangerf editor and publisher. Weekly. July 23, 1915 + 1 vol Founded 1915 by W. J. Granger; absorbed Feb. 4, 1916, the Netawaka Talk founded in 1907 at Netawaka by W. J. Granger MAYETTA Population (1915), 279; elevation, 1187 feet; established, Dec. 1, 1886; composite name given in memory of Mary Henrietta Lunger, deceased daughter of Mrs. E. E. Lunger founder of the town; telephones; is on the Rock Island railway Mayetta Discontinued HERALD, independent; J. W. Watkins, editor and publisher, Mayetta. Weekly. Feb. 17, 1910 + 6 vol. Founded 1910 by W. H. Holmes NETAWAKA Population (1915), 327; elevation, 1149 feet; established, 1866; an Indian word meaning "fine view"; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Netawaka Discontinued Netawaka Short-lived--Vol. 1 CHIEF, independent; W. F. Turrentine, editor and publisher, Netawaka Netawaka Weekly. May 4, 1916 + Founded 1916 by W. F. Turrentine SOLDIER Population (1915), 327; elevation, 1885 feet; established, Sept. 18Y8; named for the township in which it is situated; telephones; is on the Union Pacific railway Soldier Discontinued Soldier Short-lived--Vol. 1 CLIPPER, Republican; Ben. L. Mickel, editor and publisher, Soldier. Weekly. Jan. 15, 1891 + 25 vol. Founded 1891 by Ben L. and Minnie M. Mickel WHITING Population (1915), 390; elevation, 1104 feet; established, 1866; named in honor of Mrs. Martha S. Whiting, of Boston, who became the second wife of Senator S. C. Pomeroy; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific and Rock Island railways Whiting Discontinued Whiting Short-lived--Vol. 1 JOURNAL, independent; Butters & Butters, editors and publishers, Whiting. Weekly. Feb. 18, 1898 + 18 vol. Founded 1897 by W. E. Johnson.
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